Guest cwholsin Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Our 8 yearold Nash had a toe amputation in early March. The surgery and recovery went well- but he's more sensitive about his personal space and that has resulted in an increase in aggression. I was wondering if any of you other owners of toe amps have noticed something like this, and when the dog went back to normal. Help, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel0306 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Kasey had a back toe amputation at age 2, a track injury that was discovered right after I adopted her. She did great but it may be her young age that helped. She has never had any problems since and she is 9 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 No changes in Gracie after her toe amp. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundHeavenAZ Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 No space aggression, but I always count all my fingers after I do Leah's nails. She doesn't trust ANYONE to touch her feet, but she was in pain for many months before we had the amp. It's been about 5 years and other than the paranoia over her feet, she's as normal as she ever was Quote Jody, Leah & JimmieYou left us much, much too soon Lima & Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MnMDogs Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 No changes here. Mork is missing 2 toes, one was amped while we owned him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cwholsin Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 It's odd, he's got no space aggression with humans but is definitely protective over his foot with the other dogs like he's afraid they'll step on it. It may just be him- he's never been very tolerant of painful experiences (the opposite of the stoic greyhound stereotype) and I'm worried this one will stick with him. It makes me mildly concerned about fights happening when we're not home. Fortunately, the puppy is always crated when we're not around- and she's the one who pushes Nash the most with her puppy shenanigans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieProf Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 No issues here. It's still pretty early days after the amp and the foot may well still be sensitive -- hopefully that behavior will fade out as the healing grows more advanced. Beth was never touchy about her foot being handled but it was clearly easier for her to tweak it on occasion in a way that caused some passing discomfort in the first six months or so than it has been more recently (coming up on two years since the amp now). Quote With Cocoa (DC Chocolatedrop), missing B for Beth (2006-2015)And kitties C.J., Klara, Bernadette, John-Boy, & Sinbad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I would suspect either lingering pain and/or lingering mental anguish ( ) from being stepped on, or just from the surgery. He's probably being overly protective of that limb and not wanting anyone to even THINK about getting close to it. You might discuss a brief trial of pain meds to see if that takes care of the issue. Otherwise, muzzles all around when you leave, or leave them separated. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I would suspect either lingering pain and/or lingering mental anguish ( ) from being stepped on, or just from the surgery. He's probably being overly protective of that limb and not wanting anyone to even THINK about getting close to it. You might discuss a brief trial of pain meds to see if that takes care of the issue. Otherwise, muzzles all around when you leave, or leave them separated. My thought too--I would try gabapentin and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINMANPDX Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 No space aggression, but I always count all my fingers after I do Leah's nails. She doesn't trust ANYONE to touch her feet, but she was in pain for many months before we had the amp. It's been about 5 years and other than the paranoia over her feet, she's as normal as she ever was Our Lea came to us with a toe amp and is the same way about having her nails trimmed - doesn't help that I quicked her once, either. We use a dremel now, but my husband has to keep hold of her while I do it. Quote Theresa (Tess) Mom to Elliott (Sol Flasher) and Lea (PTL Lea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhoundude Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 My Keith (age 3) had a partial toe amputation three weeks ago. All went well and he's 90% recovered. No change in his personality and he's cool about letting folks near his affected foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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